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No depth in the New Zealand batting. With either Williamson or Taylor out, you're left with hit-and-miss biffers like Munro or de Grandhomme or spuds like Henry Nicholls.

Williamson is back but Taylor is out.

Although you'd have England as favourites now, they've played at the Cake Tin 4 times and lost badly every time (3 v NZ and 1 v SL). It sounds like no one knows what to expect from the wicket - bowling first probably an advantage again.

Although you'd have England as favourites now, they've played at the Cake Tin 4 times and lost badly every time (3 v NZ and 1 v SL). It sounds like no one knows what to expect from the wicket - bowling first probably an advantage again.

One of the big problems in cricket is the enormous advantage the flip of a coin gives to a side. After the first match of a series, it should alternate. If a captain loses the toss in the the first game then it would be his choice in the second.

NZ win the toss and choose to bowl, which isn't a surprise considering the talk about no-one know what the pitch is going to do. England change Willey for Wood, still persisting with 6 bowlers and a pedestrian opening 3, Roy apart.

NZ have Williamson back from injury but Taylor is out presumably from the injury he got in the previous game and an unenforced change with Sodhi coming in for Ferguson.

NZ win the toss and choose to bowl, which isn't a surprise considering the talk about no-one know what the pitch is going to do. England change Willey for Wood, still persisting with 6 bowlers and a pedestrian opening 3, Roy apart.

NZ have Williamson back from injury but Taylor is out presumably from the injury he got in the previous game and an unenforced change with Sodhi coming in for Ferguson.

Am not a great fan of Anderson as a ODI player as a rule, but I reckon he would have a field day here. Nasty little ground for batting.

Am not a great fan of Anderson as a ODI player as a rule, but I reckon he would have a field day here. Nasty little ground for batting.

Jimmy or Corey? I'm going to agree if you mean Jimmy which I'm guessing you do!

I like Wood as a pick on this pitch as well although I'd have probably stuck with Willey if we're playing 6 front line bowlers and dropped Curran, better yet to have dropped both and brought in both Hales and Wood.